Reports have surfaced that Fortnite servers are currently down, leaving players frustrated and seeking answers. The outage has caught many off guard, especially as Epic Games has not provided any official explanation or updates regarding the situation.

As of the latest update at 8:13 pm BST, reports of the server issues appear to be subsiding. It seems the problem, initially affecting a subset of PC players using the Epic Games launcher, may be in the process of being resolved. However, Epic Games has yet to acknowledge the outage publicly, leading to confusion among players.

The issue was first noted when players began experiencing difficulties accessing the game. Many took to social media to report their problems, with some PC users being able to launch the game without issue while others faced persistent offline messages. Affected players reported inconsistencies in their ability to connect, with some managing to play on their accounts while others encountered the same issue when switching accounts.

According to the Epic Games public status page, the company recorded “intermittent Epic Online Service and Login Issues” starting from 10:27 pm BST / 5:27 pm EDT / 2:27 pm PDT on Tuesday, August 13. The issue was marked as resolved by 1:45 am BST the following morning, which translates to 8:45 pm EDT / 5:45 pm PDT for US players. This timeline aligns with the spike in reports on DownDetector, suggesting that the outage might have been related to these previously logged issues.

Despite these indications, Epic Games has remained silent on their social media platforms and official channels regarding the outage. This lack of communication has left players in the dark, speculating about the nature of the problem and the expected resolution time.

The timing of this outage is particularly noteworthy as Fortnite is set to undergo planned maintenance at the end of the week for a new season update. The coincidence of these issues with the scheduled maintenance could be fueling concerns among players, although no direct connection has been confirmed by Epic Games.